District Chief Declines 59C Tariff Offer At City Council
Ohio Fuel Gas & Co. district manager F. W. Phillips walked out after a 59 cent rate ordinance was read. He withdrew the proposal and said the company will present exhibits to the Ohio Public Utilities Commission within ten days. Council members debated raising rates and the council may seek a 72 to 76 cent rate in the commission filing.
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F. W. Phillips
Ohio Fuel Gas &Co
Phillips
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Meldrim
Melone
Araibhnas
Bright
Tipton
Commission
Diplomatic Break With Reich Reported In London
March 13 AP reports Hitler's envoy Von Hoesch visited the foreign office as Britain stated the czar is open to any German offer.
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London
Candidates Filed for City Election Friday 13 Jinx Fails
Petition filings showed 35 candidates entered by noon with nearly 10 submitting on Friday morning. The filing period ends at six o clock tonight as voters brace the unusual timing of the deadline.
Eastern Floods Leave 14 Dead
Flood toll climbs across the northeast and Canada with at least 14 deaths and extensive damage. The Hudson River island incident at Rensselaer traps five men in a plant office. Homes destroyed, bridges and dams fail, and transportation networks flooded while cold weather slows waters.
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Associated Press
United States
Canada
Hudson River
Rensselaer
N. Y
American Soil Company
State Plans Series of Small Reservoirs in Hocking County
The State Conservation Department plans fourteen dam sites on Big Pine and Little Raccoon creeks in Hocking County to create small reservoirs for fish and game conservation, flood control, stock water, irrigation, fire protection, and recreation. WPA funds will cover about $13,500, with W. E. Owens supervising the project.
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Hocking County
State Conservation Department
Ed Eberst
Big Pine
Little Raccoon
W. E. Owens
Conservation Division
WPA
Legion Plans Its Annual Convention
Cleveland awaited the American Legion national convention scheduled for September 20. National commander Ray Murphy spoke to the convention corps and legion auxiliary as plans moved ahead for four days expected to draw about 250000 visitors.
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Legion
Cleveland
Ray Murphy
American Legion
Convention Corps and Legion Auxiliary
K. W. Kitchen
Fireworks Blast Kills 23 in China Factory
A series of explosions at a Taipa Island fireworks factory killed 23 people including women and children and injured many. Two larger factories were spared, according to initial reports.
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Mago
China
Taipa Island
Tax Committee Progress Slow
Washington March 13 AP slow progress by the house ways and means committee in drafting President Roosevelt tax program threatens plans for early adjournment after 10 days of deliberation no conclusions reached. Democrats insist progress is being made while Republicans charge little has been accomplished with a forecast of an agreement soon on major tax scales for individuals and corporate income.
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Washington
Mar
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Fall downstairs death claims Lorain man George Scacsko
A 54 year old Lorain resident, George Scacsko, died after tumbling down a flight of stairs yesterday. The incident prompted AP reporting from Lorain Ohio.
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Lorain
George Scacsko
Probability Young May Retire As Candidate
Columbus report notes two factors making likely the retirement of Congressman Stephen Young from the Democratic gubernatorial race. Francis Poulson and Davey leaders press for unopposed re nomination while West negotiates pro New Deal delegates. Local chairmen urge Young to retire to preserve party harmony amid denials from Poulson.
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Columbus News Service
Columbus, O
Stephen Young
Charles West
Roosevelt
Ohio
Francis Poulson
Davey
Congressman Young
West
Mr. Young
Cavalry March Toward Rhine Amid Remilitarization Cheer
Germans along the roadside cheered as a troop of cavalry headed for the Rhineland just before Hitler's remilitarization move. The photo from Berlin notes the reoccupation is popular in Germany.
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Rhine
Rhineland
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Germany
Patrol Chief Returns After Florida Loan
Capt. George Mingle, veteran Ohio Highway Patrol, returned to Columbus bringing Gov. Dave Sholtz's thanks and news that Florida's new patrol of 46 men has begun a crackdown on reckless driving. Ohio loaned Mingle to help establish Florida's force after a survey of state police systems.
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Columbus
George Mingle
Ohio Highway Patrol
Dave Sholtz
Florida
Ohio
Mingle
Lynn Black
Detroit accountant linked to $349,000 shortage and death
City Treasurer Albert E. Cobo alleged that Harry M. Tyler, city accountant, embezzled $349,000 after his body was found with a bullet wound in his basement. Police held the evidence as they investigated the bank shortfall at a city of Detroit bank deposit.
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Detroit
Albert E. Cobo
Harry M. Tyler
Tyler
Cobo
Elza Bright Dies at 49 in Columbus
Elza Bright a C O engineer aged 49 died today at his home 760 College Ave Bex ley and A. M after four years ill health He was a former Logan resident He leaves a wife several children and three brothers Elias E Charles of Logan and Marion B of Valier Il Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 P M at the Logan M A church Burial will be at Oak Grove cemetery
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Elza Bright
College Ave
Bexley
A. M
Mr. Bright
Logan
Elias E. and
Charles
Marion B
Valier
Logan M. A
Oak Grove Cemetery
Hengst Seeks Short Term Office for Treasurer
George C. Hengst of Hocking County announces his candidacy for the ten month treasurer’s short term. He is the sole candidate for the position from the November election to the following September when the long term begins.
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George C. Hengst
Hocking County
Mr. Hengst
Ship blast kills 8 near San Francisco
AP dispatch reports an explosion sank the steamer Marchigiano in the Red Sea with the apparent loss of eight crewmen. Radio messages to Globe Wireless conveyed early details of the disaster.
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San Francisco
Globe Wireless
Marchigiano
Red Sea
Robinson Attacks Hoover Over Economic Policy Debate
Senate Majority Leader Robinson of Arkansas defended New Deal spending and accused Herbert Hoover of trying to destroy confidence. He charged Hoover with sowing doubt about federal financial policy and warned inflation threats harming investors while criticizing government spending to aid farmers.
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Washington
Mar
Herbert Hoover
Robinson
Arkansas
Hoover
Senate
Coleman Announces Sales Tax Receipts
Superintendent J W Coleman announced receipts from sales tax prior to Jan 1 for distribution to county school districts. Benton 246 Falls 464 Good Hope 373 Gore 123 Green 714 Laurel 221 Laurelville 577 Marion 225 Murray 689 Oroville 64 Salt Creek 246 Starr 696 Ward 964 Washington 250.
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J. W. Coleman
Benton
Falls
Good Hope
Gore
Green
Laurel
Laurelville
Marion
Murray
Oroville
Salt Creek
Starr
Ward
Washington
Businessmen Tease 13th Jinx in Chicago Toast
Thirteen members of the anti superstition club held a tongue in cheek ritual to mock the 13th. They rented a room staged salt spills ladder walking and mirror breaking with planned mirror smashing at 6 13 PM. The banquet features black cat cocktails fruit a la jinx and coffin ice cream with exhibition of a bride garter a tossed shoe a beggar's ring and a lucky pin found by a man killed by a taxi while picking it up.
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Chicago
Nathaniel Leverone
Dr Buck Ruxton Convicted of First Degree Murder
London jury finds Dr Buck Ruxton Indian-born physician guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of his wife and nursemaid after a brief deliberation of one hour and two minutes.
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London
Buck Ruxton
Watson Orders 9188 WPA Workers Cut In Ohio
Dr. Carl Watson Ohio Works Progress Administrator ordered 9 188 workers cut from WPA rolls by March 31. He told 14 district directors to limit state and local project employment to 170 600. Last week 185 788 workers drew 9 867 146 in Ohio.
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Columbus
Carl Watson
Ohio Works Progress Administrator
WPA
Ohio
Sanctions loom as nations weigh moves on Germany
Italy's invasion of Ethiopia echoes in today’s talk of sanctions. Soviet Russia signals support to France for economic and military sanctions against Nazi Germany. Hitler defends Rhineland sovereignty while France, backed by a four power indictment, pressures for economic penalties if troops remain on the Rhine.
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Associated Press
Italy
Ethiopia
Russia
Adolf Hitler
London
France
Hitler
Rhineland
Germany
Rhine
Hotel owners seek to split union workers
The New York strike over the 13 day old building service workers walkout prompts owners to use ads urging strikers to quit union leadership and return individually. Bambrick accuses banks of New York of financing the campaign to crush the union while Bambrick dismisses the appeal as hokum by the labor leader.
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New York
James J. Bambrick
Charles E Coughlin
Bambrick
Building Service
Father Coughlin
United Front
Realty Advisory Board
Hokum
Building Service Union
Last Minute Filing Rush For Ohio State Races
The last minute rush of candidates filed nominating petitions near the 6 30 p m deadline. Congressmen Chester Bol ton William C Dixon Martin L Sweene y and Robert Crosser were among entrants. State offices drew names like Dwight Matchette John H Price G B McClintock Harry Day Freer Bittinger Jacob Mong and Ed Schorr. In Zanesville Kenneth C Ray filed for Congress as Muskingum election board warned of Friday the 13th jinx.
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Columbus
Congress
Chester Bolton
William C. Dixon
Martin L. Sweeney
John M. Sulamann
Cuyhoga County
Organi
Zation
W. Burr Gongler
Robert Crosser
Cleveland
Dwight Matchette
Greenville
Ohio Senate
John H. Price
G. B. McClintock
Canton
Don Mellett
Harry 8. Day
Freer Bittinger
Ashland
Ohio House
Jacob B. Mong
Akron
Summit County
Ed Schorr
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Zanesville
Muskingum County
Kenneth C. Ray
Republican Congressional
France Rigid on Security Talks as Locarno Powers Seek League Action
France warned it would break diplomatic ties with Germany if Hitler rejects a League of Nations settlement while troops stay in the Rhineland. Locarno allies Britain France Belgium and Italy press London to set a 24 hour Hitler reply deadline as Karlsruhe crowds cheer the Reich leader.
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League
Locarno
Hitler
Rhineland
Karlsruhe
France
League of Nations
League Council
Locarno Powers
Britain
Belgium
Italy
London
London Council
der Fuehrer
der Ruehrer
Russia
Germany
Athens
Greece
Bulgaria
Neuilly
Thrace
Italian African armies advance in northern and southern Ethiopia
Marshal Pietro Badoglio announced that Italian forces are advancing on multiple fronts in Ethiopia. War planes patrol the region between Neghelli and Addis Ababa as the Eritrean front responds to the ongoing offensive.
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Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Pietro Badoglio
Neghelli
Addis Ababa
Spanish Rioters Threaten Foreigners Amid Tense Madrid
Madrid reports surge of rioting as authorities pledge protection for foreign workers. Officials traced threats to a German made gas pistol. British engineers in Huelva Province receive assurances of safety.
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Madrid
Spain
Asgaspain
Germany
Huelva
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